Search Result for "guttural": 
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat;
[syn: guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonant]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. like the sounds of frogs and crows;
- Example: "a guttural voice"
- Example: "acres of guttural frogs"
[syn: croaky, guttural]

2. relating to or articulated in the throat;
- Example: "the glottal stop and uvular `r' and `ch'; in German `Bach'; are guttural sounds";


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Guttural \Gut"tur*al\, a. [L. guttur throat: cf. F. gutural.] Of or pertaining to the throat; formed in the throat; relating to, or characteristic of, a sound formed in the throat. [1913 Webster] Children are occasionally born with guttural swellings. --W. Guthrie. [1913 Webster] In such a sweet, guttural accent. --Landor. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Guttural \Gut"tur*al\, n. A sound formed in the throat; esp., a sound formed by the aid of the back of the tongue, much retracted, and the soft palate; also, a letter representing such a sound. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

guttural adj 1: like the sounds of frogs and crows; "a guttural voice"; "acres of guttural frogs" [syn: croaky, guttural] 2: relating to or articulated in the throat; "the glottal stop and uvular `r' and `ch' in German `Bach' are guttural sounds" n 1: a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat [syn: guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonant]